Hunting Again After Restoring Your Rights: What To Check First
Many people do not just want to restore a legal status on paper. They want to get back to real life, including going hunting […]
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DOJ Gun Rights Restoration Application Online: How the New 2026 Process Works
Searches for the new DOJ gun rights restoration application have surged because the federal government has created a functioning application process under 18 U.S.C. […]
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Federal Firearm Rights Restoration Program: 2026 Dates, Fees and Application Windows
The phrase “federal firearm rights restoration program” suddenly matters again. For decades, most people could point to 18 U.S.C. § 925(c) in the statute […]
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Federal Gun Rights Restoration After a Felony: Can a Felon Apply Under § 925(c)?
“Can a felon get gun rights back?” is no longer answered only by looking at pardons and state restoration procedures. The renewed federal § […]
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New Federal Gun Rights Restoration Program: What § 925(c) Means in 2026
For more than three decades, the federal relief process written into 18 U.S.C. § 925(c) was effectively unavailable to most applicants. That changed in […]
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Federal Gun Rights Restoration After Supervised Release: When Does the Five-Year Clock Start?
People often describe themselves as “off paper” once probation or supervised release ends. Under the new federal firearm-rights restoration rule, that date can be […]
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DOJ Gun Rights Restoration Presumptions: Five-Year, Ten-Year and Permanent Rules
The phrase “presumptive disqualifier” is central to the new federal gun-rights restoration process. It tells applicants how DOJ initially categorizes the risk associated with […]
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What Are ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ for Federal Gun Rights Restoration?
The new federal restoration rule repeatedly uses the phrase “extraordinary circumstances,” but that phrase is not a magic label an applicant can simply add […]
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Federal Gun Rights Restoration for Nonviolent Felonies: Tax, Fraud and Other White-Collar Offenses
People with nonviolent federal or state felony convictions often ask whether the new DOJ process treats them the same as people convicted of violent […]
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Can Unpaid Restitution or Fines Delay Federal Gun Rights Restoration?
The end of incarceration or supervised release may not be the end of the sentence for purposes of DOJ’s new firearm-rights restoration rule. This […]
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